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PetSmart manager shows us how to deal with a ranting bigot

Ethan Schmidt, an anti-LBGTQ activist and supporter of Trumped-up ARizona Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake, who has her own issues with the pride community, was unceremoniously kicked the fuck out of a PetSmart today after he demanded that the manager take…

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Twitter says calling LGBT people ‘groomers’ violates its rules

Twitter recently confirmed that harassing LGBTQ people with the baseless “groomer” slur violates its rules against hateful conduct and temporarily suspended “New Discourses” founder James Lindsay for using the slur. The move came after Reddit confirmed that baselessly targeting LGBTQ…

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House barely passes bill to protect access to contraception

With almost every House Republican voting against it, the House of Representatives passed a bill to protect the right to access contraception. All 220 Democrats were joined by eight Republicans in voting for the Right to Contraception Act earlier today…

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Senators weigh the chances of the gay marriage bill passing

Top U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans said on Wednesday they may have the votes to pass a bill protecting same-sex marriage rights nationwide, the day after the measure passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority. The measure, intended…

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Ricky Martin speaks out after nephew drops sex abuse claims

Ricky Martin‘s lawyers say he “can now move forward with his life and career” after a temporary restraining order against him was dropped on Thursday. Earlier this month, Martin’s nephew filed the order and accused the singer of sexual…

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Another European country will soon allow same-sex marriage

Lawmakers in Andorra on Thursday voted unanimously to extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. Andorra is a small country known for its ski areas that is nestled between Spain and France in the Pyrenees. Media reports indicate the new…